Questions and Answers of International business

What is the purpose of an exchange rate?
What is the role of banks in the international capital markets?
According to the anticorruption monitoring organization Transparency International, which countries have the highest levels of corruption? Which have the lowest levels? (Use the Corruption Perception
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce is responsible for implementing and enforcing the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which regulate the export and
After you hand your passport to the immigration officer in country X, he misplaces it. A small "donation" would certainly help him find it again. Should you give him the money? Is this a business
Japan has been described as a non-litigious society. How does infrequent litigation affect international business?
Discuss this statement: "The national security that our export control laws seek to protect may be threatened by the resulting lack of international competitiveness of U.S. firms."
Discuss this potential dilemma: "High political risk requires companies to seek a quick payback on their investments. Striving for such a quick payback, however, exposes firms to charges of
In 2009, Burger King pulled an advertising campaign in the United Kingdom and Spain promoting its “Texican Whopper” because of complaints from the Mexican government of cultural insensitivity.
Many companies, such as Cultural Savvy, provide cross-cultural consulting and coaching, and training. Using the company’s web site (www.culturalsavvy.com), assess the different ways such
Is any international business entity not a cultural imperialist? How else could one explain the phenomenon of multinational corporations?
Provide examples of how the self-reference criterion might manifest itself.
What can be learned about a culture from reading and attending to factual materials?
You are on your first business visit to Germany. You feel confident about your ability to speak the language (you studied German in school and have taken a refresher course), and you decide to use
How have trade balances in Asia contributed to the cause of the current Asian crisis?
How do exchange rate changes alter trade so that the trade balance actually improves when the domestic currency depreciates?
What does it mean for the United States to be one of the world's largest indebted countries?
While the United States "suffered" a current account deficit and a capital account surplus in the 1980's, what were the respective balances of Japan doing?
Should the fact that the United States may be the world's largest net debtor nation be a source of concern for government policy makers? Is the United States like Finland?
Why is foreign direct investment so much more controversial than foreign portfolio investment? How does this relate to Mexico in the 1990s?
What is service trade?
What is the difference between the merchandise trade balance (BOT) and the current account balance?
Why must a country's balance of payments always be balanced in theory?
The differences across multinational firms are striking. Using a sample of firms such as those listed here; pull from their individual web pages the proportions of their incomes that are earned
How can a crisis in Asia impact jobs and profits in the United States?
How would you analyze the statement that "international investment is simply a modern extension of classical trade"?
Many trade theorists argue that the primary contribution of Michael Porter has been to re-popularize old ideas, in new, more applicable ways. To what degree do you think Porter's ideas are new or old?
If the product cycle theory was accepted for the basis of policy-making in the United States, what should the U.S. government do to help U.S. firms exploit the principles of the theory?
Product cycle theory has always been a very "attractive theory" to many students. Why do you think that is?
What, in your opinion, were the constructive impacts on trade theory resulting from the empirical research of Wassily Leontief?
The factor proportions theory of international trade assumes that all countries produce the same product the same way. Would international competition cause or prevent this from happening?
According to the theory of comparative advantage as explained by Ricardo, why is trade always possible between two countries, even when one is absolutely inefficient compared to the other?
For the country of your choice, please find the web site of the export promotion agency and identify the key programs offered to exporters. Which ones do you find most helpful to firms?
Go to the World Bank web site (www.worldbank.org) to obtain an overview of the bank’s purpose and programs. Search for criticism of bank programs on other web sites and prepare a short report on
Do investment promotion programs of state (or provincial) governments make sense from a national perspective?
Discuss the effect of foreign direct investment on trade.
Discuss the varying inputs to trade and investment restrictions by beneficiaries and by losers.
Why would policy makers sacrifice major international progress for minor domestic policy gains?
Discuss the impact of import restrictions on consumers.
What is meant by multilateral negotiations?
Discuss the role of voluntary import restraints in international business.
Using World Trade Organization data (shown on the International Trade page of its web site, www.wto.org), determine the following information: (a) The fastest growing traders; (b) The top
Using World Bank data for gross domestic product (shown on the Quick Reference Tables on the World Bank’s web site, http://www.worldbank.org) and annual revenue information available on the web
Why do more firms in other countries enter international markets than do firms in the United States?
Discuss the reasons for the increase in the Chinese world trade market share.
Is it beneficial for nations to become dependent on one another?
Does increased international business mean increased risk?
Will future expansion of international business be similar to that in the past?

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